Individualized Education
Program (IEP)
If your child is eligible for special education services and/or programs, the Committee (of which you are a member) must meet to develop a plan to meet your child’s unique needs. This plan is called an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Some of the requirements of the IEP are listed below.
· Your child’s name and his or her disability.
· Your child’s current abilities, needs, and evaluation results.
· Goals and objectives for your child to meet this school year (annual goals).
· Special equipment your child may need in school.
· Information about the special education programs or services your child will receive (what services, how often and how long they will be provided). These services should help your child meet his or her goals; and support
· your preschool child’s participation in appropriate activities; or
· your school-age child’s involvement and progress in the general education curriculum.
· Special ways, if any, your child will take tests (such as a longer time to take tests).
· Program modifications for your child.
· Supports for your child’s teachers to help implement your child’s IEP.
· How and when you will receive reports on your child’s progress.
· For teenagers, transition planning and services.
· Where services will be provided to ensure that programs reflect
the least restrictive environment.
After the consideration of all other IEP components, the Committee determines
the recommended placement. Placement
may be in a public school, Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES),
approved private school, State-operated school, State-supported school or a